Check the Beach

Silversands

Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:05 pm
6 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:05 pm
Today
5.3Fair6 am64
5.4Fair7 am85
4.7Fair8 am53
4.7Fair9 am53
4.5FairNow85
4.7Fair11 am106
4.8Fair12 pm138
4.7Fair1 pm1811
4.4Fair2 pm1811
4.0Fair3 pm2012
4.0Fair4 pm1912
5.5Good5 pm1911
5.8Good6 pm1811
6.0Good7 pm159
Sat
4.3Fair6 am43
4.3Fair7 am43
4.5Fair8 am53
4.6Fair9 am85
5.6Good10 am106
6.8Good11 am127
6.9Good12 pm138
7.2Great1 pm149
7.2Great2 pm159
7.2Great3 pm149
6.8Good4 pm138
6.5Good5 pm138
5.7Good6 pm159
5.4Fair7 pm1510
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.0 m. High at 1 am, 0.3 m. Low at 7 am, -0.9 mHigh 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow4 pm10 pm4 am10 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 8 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miPringle Bay (village)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miCape Town International Airport (CPT)

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